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A lot of people ask me what smart home systems I use, so I decided to write a post and share some of my favorites with you today! Below you’ll find a list of smart home hardware and apps I love, what I use them for and some insights you might want to consider before […]
Did you know that Apple is launching an initiative to bring Smart Home Automation to nearly a billion mobile devices? Well, they are and it’s called HomeKit. The main purpose of HomeKit is to simplify the management and control of a home that has various smart devices installed from multiple vendors. So in addition to […]
So for those of us in the smart home, home automation, digital home space for close on a couple of decades, Google is considered to be a new comer to the market. And I think the company is genuinely interested in this space and is backing their headlines with some serious cash. As most of […]
Did you know that you can use to use smart home technology to improve the quality of your life at home as you get older! Life gets more and more challenging as we get older. Here are 13 specific ideas as to how you might go about using next-generation Independent Living (IL 2.0) smart home […]
Smart home installation is one of the few trades where demand is growing faster than the supply of people who know what they are doing. Homeowners want connected lighting, smart security, automated thermostats and voice control. Most of them cannot set it up reliably. That gap is where you come in. If you are an […]
It’s dark, you’re hungry, and you finally grab the right key, but now you can’t locate the keyhole. A bit frustrating…! Enter the smart lock and up-and-coming category of smart home devices that instantly recognize homeowners as they approach, turning on the entry light above the front door, opening the door with a reassuring snap […]
Installing smart wall switches and wall dimmers throughout a house can on occasion be costly and tedious because if often needs to be done by a qualified electrician. If that’s a consideration, then you may want to look into using Smart Light Bulbs to ‘smartify’ your in-home lights. Here are Gerard’s top ten things you […]
The smart home market has exploded in the past year – Did you know that more than 1.5 million smart home automation systems were installed in the U.S. last year! SMART HOMES ARE GONE MAINSTREAM! We’re on the cusp of home automation becoming really popular. Nearly everything in people’s houses can be connected nowadays – […]
Since there are more than a half dozen communication technologies for smart devices in existence today, a number of entrepreneurs have decided to build home automation controllers called smart home hubs. Here are some key characteristics of a smart home hub: SMART HUBS DEFINED A smart home hub is best defined as an electronic bridge […]
So; the Smart Home played center stage at this year’s glitzy CES 2015! Well did it? Not so sure; here are brief thoughts on the various announcements… BELKIN WEMO – OPTIMISTIC Really like this one; Belkin the company that owns WeMo, has been doing some good stuff over the past two to three years.. and […]
In this follow up article to my recent post all about installing the NEST smart thermostat. I want to provide you with some details on the ‘ins and out’s’ of getting a smart smoke and CO detector up and running… SO WHAT ARE SMART SMOKE DETECTORS? Did you know that nearly a billion smoke and […]
In this article, I’m excited to talk all about our new NEST Installation smart thermostats, which just went live recently! Before I get into the nitty gritty of NEST; there’s a couple of things – firstly, I want to provide some background details about smart thermostats..
